Brockbank, William.

The History of Nursing at the M.R.I. 1752 – 1929. Signed.

First Edition. Manchester, University Press, 1970. 21 x 13 cm. (4), 123 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard Cover. In original decoraed dust jacket, now in clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book is inscribed by the Author on front free end paper. Ex Libris (Lucy Duff Grant) on front free end paper. Dust jacket with some edge wear and minor paper losses. Dust dulling and some mild water stains (see images).

Haskins, Charles.

The History of Salisbury Infirmary.

[First Edition]. Salisbury, Salisbury & District Infirmary & Hospital League / Salisbury Times, 1922. 24 x 18 cm. xv, 46 pages. With many B&W Illustrations. Red cloth with gilt title on front board. Very good condition. Binding shaky, but holding. Inscribed and stamped on front free end paper (see image). Internally bright and clean.

Barrett-Cross, R.L.

The History of the Home Counties Medical Services of the Territorial Army. Vol.1 1859-1922.

[First Edition]. Limited Edition: 39/200. Beddington, Croydon, Published by the Author, 1988. 29 x 21 cm. xiii, 161 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Soft cover with stiff paper boards. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page.

Anon.

The Hospital Guide 1937. A Directory and Handbook of the Hospitals of London.

Third Edition, 1937. London, The Hospital Saving Association, 1937. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, 168 pages, ix – xvi. Advertising to the front and rear of the book is printed on green paper. Original stiff paper covers with title information on front board. ‘Dettol’ Ad on rear board. Good condition. Covers worn and age darkened. Small material losses to top of spine and top left corner of front board (see image). Internally very good, bright and clean.

Lankaster, Owen.

The Human Body. A short Account of the Anatomical Arrangement and Physilological Functions of the Various Organs of the Human Body. Illustrated by Diagrams and a coloured Mannikin, containing the precise position and relative size of the various Organs of the Human Body, arranged in a movable form.

London, Allman & Son, Not dated. Preface dated 1892. 25 x 17 cm. 16 pages of text with B&W Illustrations. Stiff cardboard covers. Rear cover contains the ‘Mannikin’. Stiff illustrated cardboard covers with narrow red cloth ‘spine’. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened and a little stained in places. Some pencil annotations in text. Signature of A.F. Brooke R.F.A. on front board. Stapled text block separated from cover.

Rackemann, Francis M.

The Inquisitive Physician. The Life and Times of George Richards Minot, A.B. M.D. D.Sc.

First Edition. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1956. 23 x 15 cm. xi, 288 pages. Losely inserted newspaper articles related to Minot. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Knox, Alexander / Kane, Dr. R.

The Irish Watering Places. Their Climate, Scenery, and Accommodations; including Analyses of the Principal Mineral Springs, by Dr. R. Kane, and Remarks on the various Forms of Disease to which they are adapted, together with Directions for the Regimen of Invalids, and Observations on Indigestion, Gout, Pulmonary Consumption, and other Diseases of the Chest, Stomach, and Nervous System.

First Edition. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1845. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 336 pages with a small frontispiece and some small illustrations in the text. Brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard Cover. Very good condition. This book has been recased using the original boards. New spine and new end papers. Boards rubbed, bumped and faded. Edges dust dulled. Internally age darkened, but clean. Stamp of previous owner on half title page. Several closed tears to last two pages (Subscribers List).

Bowman, Gerald.

The Lamp and the Book. The Story of the Rcn 1916-1966.

First Edition. Rcn member’s edition. London, The Queen Anne Press Limited, 1967. 21 x 14 cm. (6), 206 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth hard cover. Gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. In clear plastic jacket. Excellent condition. Minor shelf wear only. Edges a little dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres (Chairman).

The Lancet Commission on Nursing. Final Report.

First Edition. London, The Lancet Ltd., 1932. 24 x 15 cm. 256 pages. Few B&W Illustrations in Text. Original decorated stiff paper boards. Soft covers with title information on front board. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. A few pages dog eared. Remnants of an Ex Libris on verso of front cover. Small hole in title page. A few pencil lines, otherwise bright and clean inside.

Calwell, H.G.

The Life and Times of a Voluntary Hospital. The History of the Royal Belfast Hospital for sick Children.

First Edition. Belfast, Brough, Cox and Dunn, 1973. 26 x 20 cm. xiii, 138 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original dark green cloth with gilt title on spine. Green end papers. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket rubbed and faded. Internally bright and clean.